Where does “Antiheld” come from?

Antiheld (German) comes from German Held, from Middle High German helt, from Old High German helid, from Proto-West Germanic haliþ, from Proto-Germanic haliþaz — hero.

Antiheld (German): antihero

Definitions

  1. antihero

Ancestry of “Antiheld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeldhero; protagonist
2Middle High Germanhelt—
3Old High Germanhelidhut
4Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
5Proto-Germanichaliþazhero
Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →